Bottle holder



'Oct. 7, 1941. JQY. TAYLOR ETAL- BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Aug. 26, 1959Patented Oct. 7, 1941 Tex.

Appliealtioii- Afusfistijs, 1939; steam,

4i Giaihis (01. 248-10 1) 'l'jjhisinvention relates to new and usefulimprovements in bottle holders h A 4 ,One object of the invention is toprovide; an improved device for holding and supporting a Bottle andbeing particnlarljf adapted igr use in ndings nursing bottle during thefeeding of an a An important objeot of the invention isto pro vide animproved bottle holder which includes a quickly detachable clamparranged to he mounted on the crib or othersupporm together with animproved bottle 110mm; Inembensecu red to the damp" tyre flexibleelement; thgholder being rotatable with relation the flexible element,whereb y tli'e bottle maybe p ported at sulostan many any angle orposition; so as tq faoilitate feeding of the infant in either arecumbent or sittinposition. h I

Another object of the invention is tqprovide an iifiproved bottleholding device oi the charmar described; wherein the which fastenstheholder' to thecr'ih; other-support, is so constructed that athermometer and fedingtime indicator may be incorporated therein,without materialljr iiicreasingthe size of saidclam -or m m" dtiebtifigj iei ap ease" new; A further; object of thvinvention'istq prov e animproved. device, of the character described;

having an improved bottle holding meinb erp vided with a; pluralitij ofresilient gripping clej redjaa 'ie ee eii dife Saidbottle from theiner'riberis prevented; the gifipping elein'ents' being mounted in themember in' an" improved manner; whereby manufacturing costs are materialy' re uegq; h u V i A still 'iurther obj ectof the invention'is top-rvid an" improved bottle holding device 7 Which is constructed of"aminimum numberof parts and" dihich maybe readily manipulated andhandled bythe most inexperienced person.

A construction designedto carry out the invenf tiori will'be hereinafterdesoribed; together with other featuresof the invention.

The invention will be more readily understood;

Figure 2 1s-an enlargedisometrio- View of the clamp,

the accompanying drawing; in

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Figure 4 is a; reguced transverse, vertica1,-secqn vi taken hrou h th clmp l liig ure 5 is a parti l transverse; vertical; "SEC-T tional Viewtaken through the bottle holding miimbgi ndl F red ism lair e du p edithe atom i t r) V ncihe. d awin the a HI- desi nates a u-sh n d: a nhvine a d p rtio I whi h i s ant ail jc r .ularo n-ic oss ept c -w A-n oflegs l z when an spa qed fronreachQtherare rdeadrinrmd canahanddependimm e b d ndri q i- .Theflessare posed on dietmfii il i l v nps iteiisid sho rn hesbddy. and are an edi -P en a ed over h .3 o at ia Aclamping screw [4 is threaded throughpne oi the. s f ilidh ii v enwearee d s x 5 .01 its inner end; A: k url 1m9b.: Uiis Se re o he ou er Qidfiiiibd d iewa d whe th o ep p are ga e i l b ra l 1n :v hersc wi h ei a am ti i t ndllrss t t e. rai .v When in such position the' top ofthe circular body pm on I I of the clamp is uppermost' and is SectionalView taken mo e rir exp sedte V e i, Y

of an unbreakableglass',-.or other material, is car-' ried by a ring' 2|and cl'oses theopenupper end of h e 1 Th in s suit bly: secured withinthe bor asg nentingor othfirwiseand- S nwih nH mn -QI thebdreiis-cio'sedd s l n i ed i-li hati l in e tions not togbeiimited tomounting: the thermometer-within,- the boreiin v t p w m y b mployed- Bymounting the thermometeriin' th'e topof the da n he. s mes. cl arlyisible at all times:

The thermometer. indications 20- are located at one side oithe -dialface and the indicating needle" or pointer lfl aismounted-tomove oversaid iindir'.

cations. 20; additional indications, 22 are provided? on the dial: face;,these latter indications representing:- the hours from'l; to 12.A'fpointer'23' pivoted? ii the dial 2!! so asato b rotatable and itsouter; end is movable to various positions so as to point ometerisprevented.- It; is

anner herein described as other Diametrically opposite the indications:

to the hours of the indications 22. The upper end of the pointer shaftextends through the disk 2| and is provided with a knurled knob 24 tofacilitate rotation of said pointer. Obviously, the pointer 23 and thehour indications associated therewith provide a simple means for notingthe next succeeding feeding time for the infant. The thermometer needlea is, of course, actuated by the temperature and constantly indicatesthe temperature of the infants room.

The leg I 2 opposite that through which the clamping screw |4 extends isformed with a threaded opening 25 which receives a threaded stud 26formed on one end of the collar 21. The collar 21 has one end of aflexible element or tubing 28 suitably fastened thereto, while the otherend of said element is secured to a collar 29.,

The collar 29 is provided with an axial pin 30 extending outwardlytherefrom and the extreme outer end of said pin is reduced andexternally threaded, as shown at 3|. A bottle holding or clamping memberA is formed with an car 32 having an opening 33 through which the pinextends and a-cap nut 34screws onto the reduced end of the pin to retainthe ear on said pin, whereby the holding member is secured to the collar29. A concave or cupped washer 35 is interposed between the ear 32 andthe-collar, while a similar washer is interposed between the 0ppositeside of the ear and the cap nut 34. These end of this section beyond thepivot shaft 42 is extended upwardly to form a handle 44, whereby thesections may be manually swung under tension of the spring 43 to movethe outer ends of said sections from each other and permit insertion ofthe bottle therebetween.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that a simple and inexpensive bottleholder is provided. The same may be readily clamped in any positionalong the rail I3 of the bed or crib and the position of the bottleholding member A may be readily varied with relation to the clampthrough the medium of the flexible element 28. The member A may berotated on the pin 30 and with relation to the flexible element and thussaid member is capable of a universal adjustment,

washers are constructed of metal having an ini herent resiliency andconstantly bear against the car 32 to prevent'rotation of said ear onthe pin. Manifestly, the operator may rotate the member A to variouspositions relative to the flexible element 28 and collar 29 and thefrictional engagement of the washers with the ear 32 prevent rotation ofsaid member from its adjusted position.

The bottle holding member A includes a lower clamping section 36 whichhas the car 32 integral with one end thereof. The remaining portion ofthe section is curved so as to generally conform to the curved exteriorof the bottle. This portion of the section 36 is provided with aplurality of rubber grommets or washers 37 which are relatively large indiameter so as to present an amplified gripping surface or area to thebottle. Each grommet is formed with an annular flange 3'! at its upperand lower ends (Figure 6) and said grommet is mounted in an opening 38in the section. Each grommet is constructed of rubber, or other similardeformable material, and is tubular so that one end may be readilypassed through the opening, after which the flanges overlie oppositesides of the section to prevent displacement thereof. This arrangementprovides .a simple and most inexpensive method of mounting the grommets.

Adjacent the ear 32, the section 36 is formed with alined lugs 39 whichproject upwardly from opposite edges of the section. These lugs extendcontiguous to similar lugs 40 which depend from an upper section 4| ofthe holding member A. The lugs 39 and'40 have registering openingstherein and a shaft 42 extends through said openings to pivotally fastenthe sections 36 and 4| to each other. A spring 43 surrounds the shaftand has its ends engaging the sections to urge the outer portions ofsaid sections toward each other.

. The section 4| is similar in construction to the section 36 having itsouter portion curved to conform to the outer surface of the bottle andalso being provided with the grommets 31. The inner whereby the bottlemay be supported in any desired position. The construction of the memberA which is readily manipulated makes insertion of the bottle easy andonce engaged, there is no danger of the bottle falling from the clampsince the resilient grommets tend to create a suction, which aids thespring 43 in preventing displacement of said bottle. The mounting of thethermometer and feeding time indicator in the clamp are particularadvantages for these necessary articles are always at hand and cannot belost or misplaced. Also, by mounting the same in the clamp, they areprotected from damage and are not apt'to be broken, yet are clearlyvisible at all times.

The foregoing description of the invention is explanatory thereof andvarious changes in the size, shape and materials, as well as in thedetails of the illustrated construction may be made,

@ within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from thespirit of the invention.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A bottle holder including, a clamp adapted to be detachably fastenedto a support, an elongate flexible element having one end secured tosaid clamp, a bottle holding member for receiving and supporting abottle secured to the opposite end of said element and capable ofrotating movement relative to said element, said member comprising apair of hinged sections which have their outer ends adapted to receiveand hold a bottle therebetween, spring means for urging said sectionsinto engagement withsaid bottle, and a plurality of resilient grippingelements mounted in the sections and exposing amplified surfaces to thebottle whereby the gripping action of the sections is increased.

2. A bottle holder including, a clamp adapted to be detachably fastenedto a support, an elongate flexible element having one end secured tosaid clamp, a bottle holding member for receiv-' mg and supporting abottle-secured to the op.- posite end of said element and capable ofrotat-' ing movement relative to said element, said the gripping actionof the sections is increased."

member comprising a pair of hinged sections which have their outer endsadapted to receive and hold a bottle therebetween, spring means forurging said sections into engagement with said bottle, each sectionhaving a plurality of openings therein, and a flanged gripping elementof resilient material insertable in each opening and presenting anamplified gripping surface to the bottle when in position, whereby 3. Abottle holder including, a clamp adapted to be detachably fastened to asupport, an elongate flexible element having one end secured tosaidclamp, a spring-pressed clamping member for receiving and supporting abottle secured to the opposite end of the element, and a plurality ofdeformable gripping elements mounted in the member and exposingamplified surfaces to the bottle, whereby the gripping action of saidmember is increased.

4. A bottle holder including, a clamp adapted to be detachably fastenedto a support, an elongate flexible element having one end secured tosaid clamp, a bottle holding member secured to the opposite end of theelement, the member each opening and presenting an amplified grip- Vping surface to the bottle, whereby the gripping action of the sectionsis increased.

JAMES Y. TAYLOR. CARL C. TAYLOR.

